Jim Bunning

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: October 23, 1931 in Southgate, KY us

Died: May 26, 2017 in Edgewood, KY

Buried: St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas, KY

High School: St. Xavier HS (Cincinnati, OH)

School: Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH)

Debut: July 20, 1955 (Age 23-270d, 11,275th in major league history)
vs. BAL 7.2 IP, 8 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, L

Last Game: September 3, 1971 (Age 39-315d)
vs. NYM 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1996. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Jim Bunning's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: James Paul David Bunning

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

59.5

224

184

ERA

3.27

591

519

3760.1

2855

WHIP

1.179

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	DET		CLE	L,5-9	GS	14	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 19	DET	@	CLE	W,5-2	GS	22	6.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
3	8 (3)	Apr 23 (2)	DET		LAA	W,3-2	GS	37	10.0	3	2	0	5	0	P
4	11 (2)	Apr 27	DET		BOS	L,2-5	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	15 (3)	May 2	DET	@	WSA	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	19 (3)	May 6	DET	@	CHW	W,11-8	GS	19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	24 (4)	May 10	DET		WSA	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	P
8	29 (4)	May 14 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,6-8	GS	18	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	33 (3)	May 18	DET	@	BOS	L,0-1	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	37 (3)	May 23	DET	@	MIN	W,5-2	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	42 (4)	May 28	DET	@	LAA	W,9-4	GS	23	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	47 (4)	Jun 2	DET		MIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
13	52 (4)	Jun 6	DET	@	CHW	L,1-7	GS	33	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	56 (3)	Jun 10	DET		CLE	W,2-0	GS	30	8.2	0	3	0	3	1	P
15	61 (4)	Jun 15	DET		BOS	L,1-10	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	65 (3)	Jun 20	DET	@	WSA	W,5-4	GS	32	7.2	3	0	0	3	0	P
17	69 (3)	Jun 25 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,6-3	GS	33	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	75 (5)	Jun 30	DET	@	BAL	W,6-5	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	80 (4)	Jul 5 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
20	86 (5)	Jul 9 (2)	DET		LAA	W,6-3	GS	38	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	88 (1)	Jul 15	DET		MIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	93 (4)	Jul 19	DET		BAL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	98 (4)	Jul 24	DET	@	LAA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
24	102 (3)	Jul 29	DET		MIN	L,4-5	GS	29	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	106 (3)	Aug 3	DET		WSA	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
26	108 (1)	Aug 5	DET		CLE	W,7-6	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	111 (2)	Aug 8	DET	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	115 (3)	Aug 12	DET	@	MIN	W,17-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	119 (3)	Aug 16	DET		BAL	L,2-8	GS	35	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	124 (4)	Aug 20 (2)	DET		BOS	W,7-6	GS	35	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	128 (3)	Aug 25	DET	@	WSA	W,6-0	CG	27	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
32	133 (4)	Aug 30	DET		CHW	L,4-7	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	137 (3)	Sep 3	DET	@	NYY	L,5-8	GS	22	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	142 (4)	Sep 8	DET	@	BOS	L,2-9	GS	18	3.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
35	146 (3)	Sep 13	DET		KCA	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
36	151 (4)	Sep 17	DET		NYY	L,4-6	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	155 (3)	Sep 23	DET	@	LAA	W,4-2	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	161 (5)	Sep 29	DET	@	MIN	W,6-4	GS	18	4.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
							38gm		268.1	21	29	3	53	6